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Recipe for "corn-chowder"

NAME

     CORN-CHOWDER - A hearty corn soup
     This recipe comes from my  mother-in-law  and  is  a  family
     favorite.   It  makes  a  good, hearty meal when served with
     fresh bread or rolls.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 2-4 people)

     30 g      butter
     1         small onion, chopped
     200 g     cubed ham
     3         medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
     125 ml    water
               salt and pepper
     500 g     canned corn (cream-style or regular)
     500 ml    milk

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Melt butter and saute onions until soft and  tran-
               sparent.
          (2)  Add the ham, potatoes, water, salt and pepper  (to
               taste)  and  cook, covered, until the potatoes are
               done (easily pierced with a fork).
          (3)  Add the corn and the milk and heat thoroughly.  Do
               NOT boil.
          (4)  Serve with fresh bread.

NOTES

     If you don't have any ham, you can substitute  6  slices  of
     bacon.  Fry up the bacon and remove from the pan.  Saute the
     onions in the bacon fat and continue  from  there.   Crumble
     the bacon and add with the milk and corn instead of with the
     potatoes.  Bacon gives a slightly  different  flavor.   Note
     that  many  stores  offer canned ham in 200-g cans, packaged
     like tuna fish.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 10 minutes preparation, 30  minutes
     cooking.  Precision: Approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Anita Cochran
     Astronomy Dept., The Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX, 78712
     {noao, ut-sally, ut-ngp}!utastro!anita
     anita@astro.UTEXAS.EDU